Best Sellers
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Range
- How Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
- By: David Epstein
- Narrated by: Will Damron
- Length: 10 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Provocative, rigorous and engrossing, Range explains how to maintain the benefits of breadth, diverse experience and interdisciplinary thinking in a world that increasingly demands hyperspecialization....
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Legacy
- By: James Kerr
- Narrated by: Saul Reichlin
- Length: 5 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 259
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 222
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 219
The All Blacks are the world's most successful sporting outfit, undefeated in over 75% of their international matches over the last 100 years. What is the secret of their success?....
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4 out of 5 stars
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narrator.
- By Ramai Gurnick on 12-09-2016
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Born to Run
- The Hidden Tribe, the Ultra-Runners, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen
- By: Christopher McDougall
- Narrated by: Fred Sanders
- Length: 11 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 487
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 426
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Story5 out of 5 stars 427
Born to Run is an epic adventure that began with one simple question: Why does my foot hurt? The author sets off to find a tribe of the world's greatest distance runners....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Interesting and v enjoyable
- By Belinda A. Booth on 01-05-2015
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Michael Jordan
- The Life
- By: Roland Lazenby
- Narrated by: Bob Souer
- Length: 21 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 233
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 211
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 211
The definitive biography of the most legendary basketball player of all time....
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1 out of 5 stars
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Meh
- By Andrew on 20-06-2018
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Range
- How Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
- By: David Epstein
- Narrated by: Will Damron
- Length: 10 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance0 out of 5 stars 0
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Provocative, rigorous and engrossing, Range explains how to maintain the benefits of breadth, diverse experience and interdisciplinary thinking in a world that increasingly demands hyperspecialization....
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Legacy
- By: James Kerr
- Narrated by: Saul Reichlin
- Length: 5 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 259
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 222
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 219
The All Blacks are the world's most successful sporting outfit, undefeated in over 75% of their international matches over the last 100 years. What is the secret of their success?....
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4 out of 5 stars
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narrator.
- By Ramai Gurnick on 12-09-2016
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Born to Run
- The Hidden Tribe, the Ultra-Runners, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen
- By: Christopher McDougall
- Narrated by: Fred Sanders
- Length: 11 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 487
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 426
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Story5 out of 5 stars 427
Born to Run is an epic adventure that began with one simple question: Why does my foot hurt? The author sets off to find a tribe of the world's greatest distance runners....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Interesting and v enjoyable
- By Belinda A. Booth on 01-05-2015
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Michael Jordan
- The Life
- By: Roland Lazenby
- Narrated by: Bob Souer
- Length: 21 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 233
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 211
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 211
The definitive biography of the most legendary basketball player of all time....
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1 out of 5 stars
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Meh
- By Andrew on 20-06-2018
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Running Man
- A Memoir
- By: Charlie Engle
- Narrated by: Charlie Engle
- Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 119
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 103
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Story5 out of 5 stars 103
In Running Man, Charlie Engle tells the gripping, surprising, funny, emotional, and inspiring story of his life and how he blazed a path to freedom by putting one foot in front of the other....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Compelling Story
- By Anonymous User on 08-07-2018
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Endure: Mind, Body and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance
- By: Alex Hutchinson
- Narrated by: Robert G. Slade
- Length: 11 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 35
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 31
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 31
How high or far or fast can humans go? And what about individual potential: what defines a person's limits? Find out....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Well researched
- By Emily Williams on 17-05-2019
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The Rise of Superman
- Decoding the Science of Ultimate Human Performance
- By: Steven Kotler
- Narrated by: Jeff Cummings
- Length: 9 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 117
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 95
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 96
In this groundbreaking book, New York Times best-selling author Steven Kotler decodes the mystery of ultimate human performance....
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2 out of 5 stars
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Great for pro extreme sports people
- By Andrew M on 03-11-2015
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The Sports Gene
- Talent, Practice and the Truth About Success
- By: David Epstein
- Narrated by: David Epstein
- Length: 10 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 38
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 34
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 34
In this ground-breaking and entertaining exploration of athletic success, award-winning writer David Epstein gets to the heart of the great nature vs. nurture debate....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Interesting Story, Uncomfortable accents
- By Emily Williams on 29-05-2019
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The Art of Resilience
- By: Ross Edgley
- Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Ross Edgley famously ran a marathon pulling a 1.4-tonne car and climbed a rope the height of Everest (8,848m), after living with Yamabushi warrior monks in Japan and partaking in Shamanic pain rituals with fire ants in the Amazon jungle....
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Peak
- The New Science of Athletic Performance that is Revolutionizing Sports
- By: Dr. Marc Bubbs
- Narrated by: Dr. Marc Bubbs
- Length: 13 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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There is a new revolution happening in sports as more and more athletes are basing their success on this game-changing combination: health, nutrition, training, recovery, and mindset....
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The Death of WCW
- By: R.D. Reynolds, Bryan Alvarez
- Narrated by: Bryan Alvarez
- Length: 14 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 61
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 58
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 58
The Death of World Championship Wrestling is the first book to take listeners through a detailed dissection of WCW's downfall....
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1 out of 5 stars
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Not research or a study. Just a podcaters opinion.
- By Attila on 01-01-2018
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Crimson Arrows
- A Bowhunting Odyssey
- By: Eyad Yehyawi
- Narrated by: Richard Fish
- Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Crimson Arrows: A Bowhunting Odyssey is narrated from the heart and soul of a bowhunter. Spanning three decades of his adventures, Eyad Yehyawi takes you through the emotions, heartbreaks, and successes from his earliest years in Iowa....
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Life Is a Marathon
- A Memoir of Love and Endurance
- By: Matt Fitzgerald
- Narrated by: Jamie Renell
- Length: 9 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 6
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Story5 out of 5 stars 6
An endurance athlete and coach reveals how the marathon transforms the lives of everyone who attempts it - and how it has helped his own family cope with serious adversity....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Much to learn
- By Joe Dannaoui on 11-06-2019
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The Impossible Climb
- Alex Honnold, El Capitan, and the Climbing Life
- By: Mark Synnott
- Narrated by: Mark Deakins
- Length: 13 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story4 out of 5 stars 2
An intimate account of Alex Honnold's unprecedented, almost unimaginable feat: a 3,000-foot vertical climb up El Capitan in Yosemite, without a rope. One slip, one false move, one missed toehold and you're dead....
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Hal Koerner's Field Guide to Ultrarunning
- Training for an Ultramarathon, from 50K to 100 Miles and Beyond
- By: Hal Koerner, Adam W. Chase - contributor, Scott Jurek - foreword
- Narrated by: Josh Bloomberg
- Length: 5 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 1
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1
Ultramarathons don't leave much room for mistakes. Don't learn the hard way: Get a jump on training for an ultramarathon with Hal Koerner's Field Guide to Ultrarunning, a comprehensive handbook to running 30 to 100 miles and beyond....
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Death in the Afternoon
- By: Ernest Hemingway
- Narrated by: Boyd Gaines
- Length: 9 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance0 out of 5 stars 0
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Still considered one of the best books ever written about bullfighting, Death in the Afternoon reflects Hemingway's belief that bullfighting was more than mere sport....
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Eat and Run
- My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness
- By: Scott Jurek, Steve Friedman
- Narrated by: Quincy Dunn-Baker
- Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 98
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 84
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 83
Eat & Run offers an inspirational account of Jurek’s life as a runner and vegan....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Plants and running - it can be done
- By Dorothy on 21-05-2015
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The Habit of Rivers
- Reflections on Trout Streams and Fly Fishing
- By: John Gierach (foreword), Ted Leeson
- Narrated by: Allan Robertson
- Length: 8 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
Taking his fishing hobby to near metaphysical levels, Ted Leeson tells about his passions: rivers, trout, and fly fishing....
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The Rip Curl Story
- By: Tim Baker
- Narrated by: Jesse Lawrence
- Length: 13 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 10
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 9
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 9
Best-selling surf writer Tim Baker tells this implausible story in an irresistible series of ripping yarns, offering rich life lessons, a maverick business primer and a wild ride of adventure, good times and outlandish ambitions spectacularly realised....
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Way of the Fight
- By: Georges St. Pierre
- Narrated by: Eric Stone
- Length: 7 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 6
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 4
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Story5 out of 5 stars 4
For world-renowned professional fighter Georges St-Pierre, the greatest asset is not physical strength or athleticism - it’s a sense of purpose....
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The Mechanic
- The Secret World of the F1 Pitlane
- By: Marc 'Elvis' Priestley
- Narrated by: Marc 'Elvis' Priestley
- Length: 7 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 47
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 42
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Story5 out of 5 stars 42
Random House presents the audiobook edition of The Mechanic written and read by Marc 'Elvis' Priestley....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Well done Elvis
- By Norbert on 09-03-2019
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The Blueprint
- LeBron James, Cleveland's Deliverance, and the Making of the Modern NBA
- By: Jason Lloyd
- Narrated by: James Patrick Cronin
- Length: 9 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 4
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Story4 out of 5 stars 4
June 19, 2016: the greatest moment in Cleveland sports history, when the Cleveland Cavaliers won the NBA Finals and broke the Cleveland Curse....
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Gridiron Genius
- By: Michael Lombardi, Bill Belichick - foreword
- Narrated by: Michael Lombardi
- Length: 8 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 12
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 12
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Story4 out of 5 stars 12
Former NFL general manager and three-time Super Bowl-winner Michael Lombardi reveals what makes football organizations tick at the championship level. Lombardi shares what he learned working with coaching legends Bill Walsh, Al Davis, and Bill Belichick....
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2 out of 5 stars
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Self congratulatory revisionist history
- By Anonymous User on 17-06-2019
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Mastermind: How Dave Brailsford Reinvented the Wheel
- Sport Shorts
- By: Richard Moore
- Narrated by: Richard Moore
- Length: 1 hr and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Dave Brailsford has spearheaded the track cycling revolution in Britain, helping turn the nation into a superpower. But who is the man behind the mask? Find out....
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Johnathan Thurston
- The Autobiography
- By: Johnathan Thurston, James Phelps
- Narrated by: James Phelps
- Length: 8 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 39
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 34
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 34
Johnathan Thurston is widely regarded as rugby league's greatest player. This autobiography will follow Thurston's journey from a Brisbane kid who was written off as too skinny, too slow, and too wild to play professionally to his debut with the Canterbury Bulldogs in 2003....
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5 out of 5 stars
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A JT absolute must read 👍😊
- By Hank on 20-11-2018
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True Colours
- My Life
- By: Adam Gilchrist
- Narrated by: William McInnes
- Length: 17 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 37
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 34
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 34
Many critics believe Adam Gilchrist is the greatest wicketkeeper/batsman to have played the game, but Adam's huge popularity does not rest solely on his incredible track record....
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2 out of 5 stars
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changed opinion of gilli
- By Ruth on 12-11-2015
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Coach Wooden and Me
- Our 50-Year Friendship on and off the Court
- By: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
- Narrated by: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
- Length: 6 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story4 out of 5 stars 3
In 1965, 18-year old Lew Alcindor played basketball for Coach John Wooden at UCLA. It was the beginning of what was to become a 50-year long relationship....
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The Best Hunting Stories Ever Told
- By: Jay Cassell (editor)
- Narrated by: Jason Culp
- Length: 32 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3
Top hunters and writers contribute to this exciting new adventure series....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good collection of all types of hunting stories
- By Roger on 21-02-2017
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Thirst
- 2600 Miles to Home
- By: Heather Anderson
- Narrated by: Heather Costa
- Length: 6 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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By age 25, Heather Anderson had hiked what is known as the "Triple Crown" of backpacking. In her new memoir, Heather shares her distinct message of courage - her willingness to turn away from the predictability of a more traditional life in an effort to seek out what most fulfills her....
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Winging It
- ORACLE TEAM USA's Incredible Comeback to Defend the America's Cup
- By: Diane Swintal, R. Steven Tsuchiya, Robert Kamins
- Narrated by: Patrick Conn
- Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance1 out of 5 stars 1
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Story3 out of 5 stars 1
Millions of sailing enthusiasts and casual fans alike watched the America's Cup in awe as the ORACLE TEAM USA, trailing one point to New Zealand's eight, was first to the finish line....
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Moneyball
- The Art of Winning an Unfair Game
- By: Michael Lewis
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 10 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 103
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 92
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 91
Moneyball is a quest for something as elusive as the Holy Grail, something that money apparently can't buy: the secret of success in baseball....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Exceptional use of statistical analysis
- By Brett Miell on 14-06-2019
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Let Your Mind Run
- A Memoir of Thinking My Way to Victory
- By: Deena Kastor, Michelle Hamilton
- Narrated by: Deena Kastor
- Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 34
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 27
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Story5 out of 5 stars 28
Deena Kastor was a star youth runner with tremendous promise, yet her career almost ended after college, when her competitive method - run as hard as possible, for fear of losing - fostered a frustration and negativity and brought her to the brink of burnout....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Enjoyable easy listen
- By Sean Loo on 26-02-2019
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How to Build a Car
- By: Adrian Newey
- Narrated by: Richard Trinder
- Length: 12 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 122
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 109
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Story5 out of 5 stars 111
The world's foremost designer in Formula One, Adrian Newey OBE is arguably one of Britain's greatest engineers and this is his fascinating, powerful memoir....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Mixed Feelings
- By Looshbaby on 13-05-2019
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Coaching a Winning Team
- By: Tara VanDerveer
- Narrated by: Tara VanDerveer
- Length: 50 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance3 out of 5 stars 1
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1
Whether it be in basketball or in business, the key to building a successful team is to strengthen individual qualities and focus the team on a single goal....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good
- By Anonymous User on 12-05-2019
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Death of the Territories
- Expansion, Betrayal and the War That Changed Pro Wrestling Forever
- By: Tim Hornbaker
- Narrated by: Kyle Tait
- Length: 11 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
By creating WrestleMania, jumping into the pay-per-view field, and expanding across North America, Vince McMahon changed professional wrestling forever....
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5 out of 5 stars
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a book every wrestling fan should read
- By Anonymous User on 04-06-2019
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The Secret Race
- Inside the Hidden World of the Tour de France: Doping, Cover-ups, and Winning at All Costs
- By: Tyler Hamilton, Daniel Coyle
- Narrated by: Sean Runnette
- Length: 11 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 80
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 78
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Story5 out of 5 stars 78
A book that pulls back the curtain and takes us into the secret world of professional cycling like never before....
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5 out of 5 stars
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THE definitive book on pro cycling and doping.
- By Callum on 17-05-2015
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Tales from the Deadball Era
- Ty Cobb, Home Run Baker, Shoeless Joe Jackson, and the Wildest Times in Baseball History
- By: Mark S. Halfon
- Narrated by: Michael Butler Murray
- Length: 8 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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The Deadball Era (1901-1920) is a baseball fan's dream. Hope and despair, innocence and cynicism, and levity and hostility blended then to create an air of excitement, anticipation, and concern for all who entered the confines of a major league ballpark. Cheating for the sake of victory earned respect, corrupt ballplayers fixed games with impunity, and violence plagued the sport. At the same time, endearing practices infused baseball with lightheartedness, kindness, and laughter.
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How to Play the Position of Tight-Head Prop (No.3): A Practical Guide for the Player, Coach and Family in the Sport of Rugby Union
- Develop a Player Rugby Union Player Manuals
- By: Chris Miles
- Narrated by: Million Quinteras
- Length: 1 hr and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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The purpose of this book is to provide the player, family, coach and player’s support network with the information needed for positional excellence in the position of Tight-head Prop (No. 3) in rugby union. The objectives of this audiobook are to provide the listener with an understanding of the natural physical and mental development of young players, an appreciation of the statistics of modern rugby union and use that information to guide the player’s development, a blueprint for the elite conditioning needed to help young players achieve results; and much more.
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One More Croissant for the Road
- By: Felicity Cloake
- Narrated by: Felicity Cloake
- Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins
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One More Croissant for the Road sees ‘the nation’s taster in chief’ Felicity Cloake embark on the trip of a lifetime, cycling 3,500km across France in search of the definitive versions of classic French dishes. Felicity has long established herself as an absolute authority on everything that is important about food. This lively and charming account of her search for the ultimate Quiche Lorraine, la meilleure Tarte Tatin and a Cassoulet par excellence culminates in a triumphant two-wheeled tour of Paris’ boulangeries in pursuit of France’s finest croissant.
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Walk-On Warrior: Drive, Discipline, and the Will to Win
- By: John Willkom
- Narrated by: Cameron Sharp
- Length: 5 hrs and 43 mins
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Small town. Undersized. Not enough talent. John Willkom heard it all as a young basketball player growing up in rural Wisconsin. Despite the odds, John dedicated his life to the game, an arduous journey that challenged the very core of even the most disciplined. As John's hard work lands him amongst basketball's elite, it is the workouts, the people, and the behind-the-scenes interactions that not only change his skill set but how he lives his life. Both heartfelt and funny, Walk-On Warrior takes you into the mind of an athlete from John's perspective.
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Porsche 911: The Practically Free Supercar
- The Complete Beginner's Guide to the Smartest Route into Porsche Ownership
- By: Robert McGowan
- Narrated by: Joshua Gilholm
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Porsche 911: The Practically Free Supercar will equip you with everything you need to know about the smart way to enter the world of Porsche. It outlines the same strategy that the author has used to make Porsche ownership a fantastic and cost-effective experience. It is a must-listen and a great quick reference guide for anyone who has ever considered buying one of these amazing cars.
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The Shift
- The Next Evolution in Baseball Thinking
- By: Russell A. Carleton, Jeff Passan - foreword
- Narrated by: Kyle Tait
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
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With its three-hour-long contests, 162-game seasons, and countless measurable variables, baseball is a sport which lends itself to self-reflection and obsessive analysis. It's a thinking game. It's also a shifting game. Nowhere is this more evident than in the statistical revolution which has swept through the pastime in recent years, bringing metrics like WAR, OPS, and BABIP into front offices and living rooms alike.
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Tales from the Deadball Era
- Ty Cobb, Home Run Baker, Shoeless Joe Jackson, and the Wildest Times in Baseball History
- By: Mark S. Halfon
- Narrated by: Michael Butler Murray
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The Deadball Era (1901-1920) is a baseball fan's dream. Hope and despair, innocence and cynicism, and levity and hostility blended then to create an air of excitement, anticipation, and concern for all who entered the confines of a major league ballpark. Cheating for the sake of victory earned respect, corrupt ballplayers fixed games with impunity, and violence plagued the sport. At the same time, endearing practices infused baseball with lightheartedness, kindness, and laughter.
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How to Play the Position of Tight-Head Prop (No.3): A Practical Guide for the Player, Coach and Family in the Sport of Rugby Union
- Develop a Player Rugby Union Player Manuals
- By: Chris Miles
- Narrated by: Million Quinteras
- Length: 1 hr and 40 mins
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The purpose of this book is to provide the player, family, coach and player’s support network with the information needed for positional excellence in the position of Tight-head Prop (No. 3) in rugby union. The objectives of this audiobook are to provide the listener with an understanding of the natural physical and mental development of young players, an appreciation of the statistics of modern rugby union and use that information to guide the player’s development, a blueprint for the elite conditioning needed to help young players achieve results; and much more.
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One More Croissant for the Road
- By: Felicity Cloake
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One More Croissant for the Road sees ‘the nation’s taster in chief’ Felicity Cloake embark on the trip of a lifetime, cycling 3,500km across France in search of the definitive versions of classic French dishes. Felicity has long established herself as an absolute authority on everything that is important about food. This lively and charming account of her search for the ultimate Quiche Lorraine, la meilleure Tarte Tatin and a Cassoulet par excellence culminates in a triumphant two-wheeled tour of Paris’ boulangeries in pursuit of France’s finest croissant.
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Small town. Undersized. Not enough talent. John Willkom heard it all as a young basketball player growing up in rural Wisconsin. Despite the odds, John dedicated his life to the game, an arduous journey that challenged the very core of even the most disciplined. As John's hard work lands him amongst basketball's elite, it is the workouts, the people, and the behind-the-scenes interactions that not only change his skill set but how he lives his life. Both heartfelt and funny, Walk-On Warrior takes you into the mind of an athlete from John's perspective.
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Porsche 911: The Practically Free Supercar
- The Complete Beginner's Guide to the Smartest Route into Porsche Ownership
- By: Robert McGowan
- Narrated by: Joshua Gilholm
- Length: 2 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Porsche 911: The Practically Free Supercar will equip you with everything you need to know about the smart way to enter the world of Porsche. It outlines the same strategy that the author has used to make Porsche ownership a fantastic and cost-effective experience. It is a must-listen and a great quick reference guide for anyone who has ever considered buying one of these amazing cars.
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The Shift
- The Next Evolution in Baseball Thinking
- By: Russell A. Carleton, Jeff Passan - foreword
- Narrated by: Kyle Tait
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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With its three-hour-long contests, 162-game seasons, and countless measurable variables, baseball is a sport which lends itself to self-reflection and obsessive analysis. It's a thinking game. It's also a shifting game. Nowhere is this more evident than in the statistical revolution which has swept through the pastime in recent years, bringing metrics like WAR, OPS, and BABIP into front offices and living rooms alike.
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The Final Freedom - Reflections of a Master Student
- By: Ralph Eckert
- Narrated by: Toby Hill
- Length: 6 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Almost a “Karate Kid” story, but this one began in 1982, when a young maintenance mechanic apprentice met an older Chinese man (Mr. Kim) in a billiard café. While 17-year old Ralph was struggling with the balls, two parties were making a bet in the background. When another customer opined that the boy had no talent at all and would come to nothing, Mr. Kim proposed a wager, betting that he could make a great player out of Ralph! The story unfolded....
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The Carolina Way
- Leadership Lessons from a Life in Coaching
- By: Dean Smith, Gerald D. Bell, John Kilgo
- Narrated by: Dean Smith, Gerald D. Bell, John Kilgo
- Length: 10 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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For 40 years, Dean Smith coached the University of North Carolina basketball team with unsurpassed success. Now, in The Carolina Way, he explains his coaching philosophy and shows listeners how to apply it to the leadership and team-building challenges they face in their own lives.
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An American Angler in Australia
- By: Zane Grey
- Narrated by: William Hope
- Length: 3 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Australia brings to mind images of the Great Barrier Reef, great white sharks, huge crocodiles, and friendly people. Zane Grey fished everywhere, but he often found himself lured back to the Pacific, especially around Australia and New Zealand. Most of the fish caught in An American Angler in Australia are sharks: great white, tiger, and even a few carpet sharks. But Zane Grey found that one can't go big game fishing in Australia and not expect to be teased by marlins.
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Tales of Freshwater Fishing
- By: Zane Grey
- Narrated by: William Hauput
- Length: 12 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Zane Grey, known and loved primarily for his Western novels, was an avid fisherman. When his writing started paying off, he managed to spend as many as three hundred days a year enjoying the sport. And while he is remembered for his record-breaking catches, such as the 464-pound marlin caught off the coast of Tahiti, Zane Grey also enjoyed freshwater fishing for bass, trout, steelhead, and salmon. In Tales of Freshwater Fishing, Grey recounts his expeditions on the Delaware River, off the West Coast of the United States, and in British Columbia.
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Running to the Edge
- A Band of Misfits and the Guru Who Unlocked the Secrets of Speed
- By: Matthew Futterman
- Narrated by: René Ruiz
- Length: 11 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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In the dusty hills above San Diego, Bob Larsen became America's greatest running coach. Starting with a ragtag group of high school cross country and track runners, Larsen set out on a decades-long quest to find the secret of running impossibly fast, for longer distances than anyone thought possible. Running to the Edge is a riveting account of Larsen's journey, and his quest to discover the unorthodox training secrets that would lead American runners (elite and recreational) to breakthroughs never imagined.
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The Beginner Kayaker
- By: James Nugent
- Narrated by: Tanner De Bruyne
- Length: 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Kayaking like most extreme sports is potentially fatal. The hazards are too numerous to list here. However, with proper instruction and equipment the hazards can be minimalized. This book is not meant to be any kind of instruction. It is only a general discussion. All information presented should not be relied upon for safety. It is intended as a partial list of issues you may bring up with a certified instructor. No actual paddle techniques are discussed because you must use a certified instructor if you want to learn the way of water safely.
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Tales of the Angler's Eldorado, New Zealand
- By: Zane Grey
- Narrated by: Robert G. Slade
- Length: 7 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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New Zealand is one of the "hot" fly-fishing spots in the world today, known for brilliant, crystal clear rivers. Zane Grey's account of his adventure in New Zealand conjures up images of huge and mythic trout. In Tales of the Angler's Eldorado, he describes fishing these now legendary streams as well as his pursuit of huge swordfish off the coast of the New Zealand shores. It's both a fishing story and adventure story from one of America's favorite storytellers.
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Tales of Swordfish and Tuna
- By: Zane Grey
- Length: 6 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Zane Grey fished up to 300 days of the year. But, with all that time on the water, there was nothing more exciting or more compelling than the really big fish - the giants of the sea. In Zane Grey's day, blue fin tuna were pursued with harpoons and sometimes are even today. There is the story of a swordfish that was hooked at 10:30 in the morning and played until 11:30 that night - only to...! Tales of Swordfish and Tuna will dazzle and thrill any fishing heart.
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Tales of Fishing Virgin Seas
- By: Zane Grey
- Narrated by: William Hope
- Length: 7 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Zane Grey, America's master storyteller of the old West, was a passionate angler. He fished as many as three hundred days of the year. This collection, first published in 1925, describes his fishing adventures in exotic locales throughout the Pacific region. These stories capture the drama and excitement that Grey experienced in being the first person to fish many waters - from the Galapagos Islands to Cabo San Lucas - and in being the first to catch and document many new species of fish. No lover of Zane Grey storytelling will want to miss these real-life adventures.
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Tales of Southern Rivers
- By: Zane Grey
- Narrated by: Robert G. Slade
- Length: 7 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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When not writing his famous Western novels, Zane Grey was an insatiable angler. Tales of Southern Rivers recounts his tales of fishing in the Gulf of Mexico, the Florida Keys, the Everglades, and on remote rivers in the jungles of Mexico. With many of these venues being some of today's most popular saltwater fly-fishing destinations, no one will want to miss these highly entertaining and informative stories. Armchair fishing will never be the same.
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They Bled Blue
- Fernandomania, Strike-Season Mayhem, and the Weirdest Championship Baseball Had Ever Seen: The 1981 Los Angeles Dodgers
- By: Jason Turbow
- Narrated by: Jason Turbow
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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They Bled Blue is the rollicking yarn of the Los Angeles Dodgers' crazy 1981 season, a watershed campaign that cemented the team's place and reputation as fitting thoroughly within the surrounding LA culture. That it culminated in an unlikely World Series win - during a split season demarcated by a strike, no less - is not even the most interesting thing about this team.
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Smokin' Joe
- The Life of Joe Frazier
- By: Mark Kram
- Narrated by: James Fouhey
- Length: 13 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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A gripping, all-access biography of Joe Frazier, whose rivalry with Muhammad Ali riveted boxing fans and whose legacy as a figure in American sports and society endures.